Rabbis Without Borders

Last week I had the privilege to lead a conversation with 20 or so Jewish young adults in Boston on ...

It was dry inside the Avalon Theatre in Washington, D.C.’s Chevy Chase neighborhood. The audience for the 22nd Washington Jewish Film ...

Hanukkah (the first candle is lit on the evening of Dec. 20, 2011) is the Jewish holiday which celebrates miracles. ...

Last week, I was having a conversation about the future of Judaism at an informal gathering of Jewish professionals, Jews ...

As I walked through the streets of New York City one chilly morning last April, a young woman with a ...

The Problem of HomelessnessWhen we think of societal problems, we often think in the abstract. Take the question of “homelessness.” ...

At Congregation B’nai Israel, Bridgeport, CT, I’m blessed with a class of almost 30 eighth graders and we meet weekly ...

It’s four days after Thanksgiving and I am feeling guilty. My family enjoyed a weekend of delicious leftovers from our ...

It seems to me that we do not do a lot of talking to each other anymore. There is lots ...

So there we were this past Saturday evening, some 500 people strong, many arm in arm, singing the la, la ...

A young man adorned with a black hat, a prayer shawl and phylacteries offers up his morning prayers in the ...

I’m excited about the new Muppet Movie, and who wouldn’t be given great lines like the following from the trailer:Kermit, ...